Explicit Analysis of Sheet Metal Forming Processes Using Solid-Shell Elements
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Solid-Shell Formulation
2.1. Geometrics and Kinematic
2.2. EAS Method
2.3. ANS Method
2.4. Hourglass Stabilization
3. Central Difference Scheme and Time Step Estimation
4. Adaptive Mesh Subdivision
5. Material Modeling
5.1. Hill48 Yield Function
5.2. Yld91 Yield Function
5.3. Yld2004-18pYield Function
6. Numerical Examples
6.1. Deep Drawing of a Square Cup
6.2. Earing Prediction for a Cylindrical Cup
6.3. Drawing of an Automobile Component
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Min. experiment | 26.75 | 26.75 | 14.60 |
Max. experiment | 29.60 | 29.58 | 16.31 |
35 × 35 mesh with subdivision | 27.93 | 27.73 | 15.20 |
70 × 70 mesh | 29.22 | 29.21 | 16.02 |
Hill48 r-Values | |||||||||
0.2115 | 1.5769 | 0.6923 | |||||||
Yld91 Coefficients | |||||||||
1.0674 | 0.8559 | 1.1296 | 1.2970 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 8 | |||
Yld2004-18p Coefficients | |||||||||
−0.0698 | 0.9364 | 0.0791 | 1.0030 | 0.5247 | 1.3631 | 0.9543 | 1.0237 | 1.0690 | 8 |
0.9811 | 0.4767 | 0.5753 | 0.8668 | 1.1450 | −0.0792 | 1.4046 | 1.0516 | 1.1471 |
Experimental Data (MPa) | ||||||
99.0 | 100.5 | 102.5 | 98.9 | |||
Yld91 coefficients | ||||||
0.9669 | 1.0342 | 0.9648 | 0.9797 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 8 |
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Li, Q.-M.; Yi, Z.-W.; Liu, Y.-Q.; Tang, X.-F.; Jiang, W.; Li, H.-J. Explicit Analysis of Sheet Metal Forming Processes Using Solid-Shell Elements. Metals 2022, 12, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12010052
Li Q-M, Yi Z-W, Liu Y-Q, Tang X-F, Jiang W, Li H-J. Explicit Analysis of Sheet Metal Forming Processes Using Solid-Shell Elements. Metals. 2022; 12(1):52. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12010052
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Qiao-Min, Zhao-Wei Yi, Yu-Qi Liu, Xue-Feng Tang, Wei Jiang, and Hong-Jun Li. 2022. "Explicit Analysis of Sheet Metal Forming Processes Using Solid-Shell Elements" Metals 12, no. 1: 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12010052